Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Kennebec Central Railroad

Engine Four, probably located in Gardner  wikipedia photo
  This railroad was a short line, 8 miles, narrow gauge train.  It was built to run from Togus Veterans Hospital to nearby Gardiner, Maine.  It was built for the express purpose of transporting Civil War Veterans from other trains to the Togus Veterans Hospital.
  The locomotives were built by the Baldwin Works in Pennsylvania and many of the cars and gondolas were made by The Portland Company, right here in Maine.
  Despite it's small amount of track the railroad was profitable, until automobiles made the ride less of a scheduled event.
  The train only ran to Randolph, across the river from Gardiner, but there was a way to get there.  When the line closed the engines and some cars were sold to other railroads in Maine.
A model of the Randolph station.
From this station there were a set of stairs
to a covered bridge over the Kennebec River
and into Gardiner. www.raggstoriches.com
Another example of the Forney 0-4-4 locomotive

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